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Siskin Carduelis spinus [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Carduelidae
BTO Codes:
SK, SISKI
EURING No:
16540
Number in Britain:
357 thousand territories (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
GREEN
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
12 cm
Wingspan:
22 cm
Weight:
M/F: 15 g
Scientific name from:
L.: carduelis =the goldfinch
and Gr.: spinos =a bird described by Aristophanes and others]
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n Eurasia, WINTERS: south to s Europe, c Asia
Habitat:
Woodland
Diet:
Seeds esp spruce or pine, alder, birch, some invertebrates in summer
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
357 thousand territories
in 2000
First Record:
14th Century
Conservation Status:
GREEN
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
Races of Concern:
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Coniferous Wood
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
2 to 6 million pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(III), Bern(III)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
16 x 12 mm
Egg Weight:
1.3 g (of which 5 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
2
Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
Incubation:
12- 13 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
13 - 15days
as:
Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
2
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
16270
Adult Survival:
0.461
(M:0.476
± 0.074;
F:0.446
± 0.085)
Juvenile Survival:
0.449 (in First-Year)
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
2
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
9yr 2m
(Russia: 13yr 6m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
A
Wing Length
Adult:
72.6 ± 3.5
Range
70 - 76 mm, N =60879
Juvenile:
72.2 ± 1.9
69 - 75 mm, N =3637
Male:
73.5 ± 1.7
71 - 76 mm, N =34720
Female:
71.5 ± 4.7
69 - 74 mm, N =26091
Weight
Adult:
12.92 ± 1.51
Range
11.40 - 14.90 g , N =51674
Juvenile:
12.33 ± 1.06
10.60 - 14.10 g , N =3107
Male:
13.03 ± 1.58
11.50 - 15.00 g , N =29236
Female:
12.77 ± 1.40 .
11.30 - 14.60 g , N =22380
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Eurasian Siskin
Gaelic:
Gealag-bhuidhe
Welsh:
Pila Gwyrdd
Danish:
Grřnsisken
Dutch:
Sijs
Finnish:
Viherbarpunen
French:
Tarin des aulnes
German:
Erlenzeisig
Hungarian:
Csíz
Icelandic:
Barrfinka
Irish:
Siscín
Italian:
Lucarino
Norwegian:
Grřnnsisik
Polish:
Czyz zwyczajny
Portuguese:
Lugre
Spanish:
Lúgano
Swedish:
Grönsiska
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Newton, I. 1972 The finches Collins, London
[598.982 NEW]
See Also:
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